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Former Bears kicker Bob Thomas retiring from Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Bob Thomas announced today via press release he is retiring from the Illinois Supreme Court effective Feb. 29.

Prior to serving as a Justice, Thomas spent 12 years in the NFL as kicker. He played for the Bears from 1975-82, and from 1983-84 after spending a season in Detroit.

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“It has been a great honor and privilege to have served on the Illinois Supreme Court as well as on the appellate and circuit courts over the past 32 years,” Thomas said in a statement in the Chicago Tribune.